Verse 20

Adam named his wife Eve because she would become the mother of all the living.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Adam kalte sin kvinne Eva, for hun ble mor til alle levende.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Adam kalte sin kones navn Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Norsk King James

  Adam kalte sin kones navn Eva, fordi hun var mor til alle levende.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Adam ga sin hustru navnet Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og mannen ga sin hustru navnet Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Adam kalte sin hustrus navn Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Adam kalte sin kone for Eva, for hun ble alle levende menneskers mor.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Adam kalte sin hustrus navn Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Adam ga sin hustru navnet Eva, fordi hun ble mor til alle levende.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Adam ga sin kone navnet Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Adam kaldte sin Hustrues Navn Eva; thi hun selv var alle Levendes Moder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Adam ga sin kone navnet Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Mannen kalte sin kone Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Mannen kalte sin kone Eva, fordi hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Mannen kalte sin kones navn Eva, fordi hun ble mor til alle levende.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Mannen kalte sin hustru Eva, fordi hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Ada called his wyfe Heua because she was the mother of all that lyveth

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Adam called his wyfe Heua, because she is the mother of all lyuynge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (And the man called his wiues name Heuah, because she was the mother of all liuing)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Adam called his wyfes name Heua, because she was the mother of all lyuyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The man called his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all living.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the man calleth his wife's name Eve: for she hath been mother of all living.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the man called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the man gave his wife the name of Eve because she was the mother of all who have life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The man called his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all living.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 2:20 : 20 The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to all the wild animals. But no suitable helper was found for the man.
• Gen 2:23 : 23 The man said, 'This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called "woman," for she was taken out of man.'
• Acts 17:26 : 26 From one man, he made every nation of mankind to live on the entire face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation.
• Gen 5:29 : 29 He named him Noah, saying, "This one will comfort us in our work and the painful labor of our hands, caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed."
• Gen 16:11 : 11 The angel of the LORD said to her, "You are now pregnant and will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael, because the LORD has heard of your misery."
• Gen 29:32-35 : 32 Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, 'Because the LORD has seen my misery, surely now my husband will love me.' 33 She conceived again and gave birth to a son, and she said, 'Because the LORD heard that I am unloved, He has given me this one too.' So she named him Simeon. 34 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, 'Now at this time my husband will be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.' Therefore, he was named Levi. 35 She conceived yet again and gave birth to a son and said, 'This time I will praise the LORD.' Therefore, she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
• Gen 35:18 : 18 As her life was slipping away, because she was dying, she named him Ben-Oni, but his father called him Benjamin.
• Exod 2:10 : 10 When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, 'I drew him out of the water.'
• 1 Sam 1:20 : 20 In the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, 'Because I asked the LORD for him.'
• Matt 1:21 : 21 'She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.'
• Matt 1:23 : 23 'Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel' (which means, 'God with us').